GALLAGHER, John
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Rank:
Lance Sergeant
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Service:
Army
Service Number:
3768318
P.O.W. number:
18741
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Saturday, April 11, 1914
Birthplace:
Liverpool, Lancashire
Died :
Saturday, September 20, 1997
Age:
83
Operations:
John Gallagher from Liverpool enlisted into the 2nd Bn. King's Regiment (Liverpool) on 16 June 1931. In WWII he volunteered for special service and was attached to No.2 Commando. Lance Sergeant Gallagher, No.2 Commando 4 Troop, was one of the commando contingent embarked on motor launch ML 306 for the raid at St Nazaire on 28 March 1942. Wounded and taken prisoner of war. Treated initially at Rennes before being relocated to Stalag VIIIB and later Stalag 357. In May 1945 his home address was 5C St Andrews Gardens, Liverpool.
Sources
St Nazaire Society website.
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/43, WO417/48, WO417/93.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/115/1
German Record Cards of British PoW's / National Archives file WO416/132/157.
[Image] His son and namesake John Gallagher.
Notes
Not to be confused with LCpl. John Gallagher (No.2 Cdo) from Greasby, Cheshire.
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